I salute the lord and consort of Goddess Lakshmi,Who is the primeval spirit of the universe,Who is the one who does not have anything before him,Who does not have birth , who is clear blue in colour,Who does not have any body, who is armed with wheel ,mace and lotus,And who is the one who is different and away from all diseases.

I salute the lord and consort of Goddess Lakshmi,Who is not attached and has love towards the lotus face of Lakshmi,Who is pretty and meditated upon by great sages,Who is difficult to get for bad ones and easy to get for good ones.

I salute the lord and consort of Goddess Lakshmi,Who is a good standing and has his feet in the heart of sages,Who has a good hand and eats portions offered in fire sacrifices,And who controlled pride of Indra and others and is pride less.

I salute the lord and consort of Goddess Lakshmi,Who has good strength and destroyed the proud asuras,Who is pure and destroyed all sins of his devotees,And who carries good weapons and destroyed the pride of Gajendra.

I salute the lord and consort of Goddess Lakshmi,Who is body less and has the form of all bodies,Who is property less but has all properties sung about by Vedas,Who gives protection but is beyond all attachments.

I salute the lord and consort of Goddess Lakshmi,Who is pretty and destroys birth, death and aging,Who is without fear and destroys the fear of those who surrender,Who is a good heart and is the one who is the great divine heart.

I salute the lord and consort of Goddess Lakshmi,Who wears himself as well as all the forms of this universe,Who is good to look at and spread completely all over,Who carries well and makes past sorrows in to happiness.

Sing about Govinda who is the store house of all pleasures,Who is the form of divine joy , Who is the meaning of Vedas,Who looks every body equally , Who is the support to the support less,Who is the other shore to the sea of birth, who has divine qualities,Who is the garland of Lakshmi , Who wanders in Vruja forest and one praised by Shiva.

Sing about Govinda who is the store house of all pleasures,Who lives in the great sea, the cause of all moving and unmoving things,Whose name is chanted by devas, who is the one who supports those who drink nectar,Who travels on the lord of birds, Who is partial to those who control their senses,Who is pretty, Who has good character , who is the home of saints and who is stable.

Sing about Govinda who is the store house of all pleasures,Who is meditated boldly by the wise, who is the sweet dish to the ears,Who is known to sages by great sayings, Who keeps the three worlds under him,Who is the ruler of everything, who cannot be adequately known by the mind,Who has to be thought by the mind and who has a new body.

Sing about Govinda who is the store house of all pleasures,Who is a great magician, who wears a pure forest garland , who destroys sins,Who has a pretty head, is a cow herd, killed Sisupala and has a moon like face,Who is beyond arts , who is time , who walks seriously and destroyer of Mura.

Sing about Govinda who is the store house of all pleasures,Who is spread like a sky. Who is sung be Vedas, who has same balance,Who likes devas, enemy of asuras , who sleeps on snake,Who is beyond spoken words, who enjoys eating butter, who protects Dharma.

Sing about Govinda who is the store house of all pleasures,Who is lord of the divine , lord of lotus, lord of Shiva and Brahma, who does good,Who is the lord of twice born and devas , lord with curly hair , destroyer of evil of Kali,Who is the Lord of the birds , snakes , all the worlds and is supported by snake.

Sing about Govinda who is the store house of all pleasures,Who is the consort of Lakshmi , who is pretty , who destroys fear as well as fear of life,Who destroys evil desires , who is peaceful, who stands in all hearts , who protects the world,Who is at the end of argument, who is free of everything , destroys asuras and has a good story.

Sing about Govinda who is the store house of all pleasures,Who precedes the world , who is very great , who is close to Indra , lord of Yaga,Who is powerful, Who is with fame , Who is the best of three worlds , who carries boons,Who is self controlled , follows dharma , who is greater than all teachers, Who is the blessed Guru.

That pure human being who reads this prayer without break,Of Vishnu, which destroys sorrow and ends sufferings,He would enjoy great pleasures in this world for a long time,And get all his sins destroyed and reach Vaikunta, the abode of Vishnu.

(Koorma (Tortoise) is the second incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He took this incarnation to help devas to act as the base for the mandhara mountain which was used to churn the ocean. This rare stotra is taken from a very dilapidated Malayalam stotra book, whose name or publishers are not known to me.)

Oh God, please give me relief from the sorrows,As I will take rest in the shades of your feet,As no being gets relieved of the three types of suffering,And these type of sufferings do not come near your feet.

Oh God , Guided by the birds called Vedas,Which are used to live in your lotus like face,Is your holy divine lotus like feet,Which is searched in solitude by he sages,Which makes them live in the shores of sacred rivers,And which they establish in their mind,By the use of devotion and attention,As well as which they establish in their heart,Using the path of wisdom and renunciation,And we completely surrender to it.

Thinking that we should serve you like that,Possibly you have decided to ignore us,Who have been created by you at the time.Of creation by Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu,And we are not able to understand your secret.

Oh God you are the protector of all devas,You are stable, the first primeval one ,You are the power of devas ,You are the birth place and result of everything,And you have taken up yourself the job of care of the universe,And for that you have deposited your male power.

Dakshina* Lakshmi stotram(A prayer to the very pleasing Lakshmi)Translated byP.R.Ramachander(Dakshina could indicate, south, right side, pleasing, Vishnu and so on. I feel “pleasing” would be the better meaning here. Lakshmi is personification of movement. She keeps on shifting herself. In this prayer which consists of 12 names of Lakshmi, she is requested to stay stable in our home.)Trilokya poojithe devi kamala , Vishnu vallabhe,Yaya thawam achalaa Krishne thathaabhava mayee sthiraa, 1

Oh Goddess who is worshipped in all the three worlds,Oh Kamala , Oh Consort of Lord Vishnu,Oh Consort of Krishna, If only you are stable ,And be with me permanently.

(River Yamuna is one of the major tributaries of river Ganges. She is the daughter of Sun God. Her waters are slightly coloured black. On her shores is Brindavan and Mathura, the places where Lord Krishna lived. She is supposed to originate from the Kalinda Mountain)

The courageous one daily without fail worships the Yamuna,Who daily leads to results, who is ocean of mercy,Who is the daughter of Sun, Who gives relief in heat,Who is the darling of Krishna ,who removes fear of birth,Who blesses her devotees , who is far away from danger,And is like Goddess Lakshmi in blessing us with comfort.

Oh destroyer of fear , Oh destroyer of Sorrow , make me pure, Oh Yamuna,Who flows through Madhu forest, Who is daughter of Sun, Who merges with Ganges,Who is the daughter of the sea, who considers Krishna as her ornament,Who makes Lord Krishna happy , who removes fear from Gokula,Who removes the sins of people , who grants wisdom,,And who has pattern of flow suitable to Krishna’s play.

Oh destroyer of fear , Oh destroyer of Sorrow , make me pure, Oh Yamuna,Who is pretty, sweet and shines, Who lives in the mountain,Who is full of speed, who looks after devotees, who destroys bad people,Who fulfills the desires , who removes sins earned by people of Vraja And uplifts all the people living in the universe.

Oh destroyer of fear , Oh destroyer of Sorrow , make me pure, Oh Yamuna,Who removes the fear of those people who are drowned in the sea of danger,Affected by several type of deep sorrows become stony and idiotic,Who are with unpaid debts, who have done sins which do not have redemption,And have surrendered at the lotus feet of yours.

Oh destroyer of fear , Oh destroyer of Sorrow , make me pure, Oh Yamuna,Who wears golden ornaments on her body having the shine of black rich cloud,Who wears waving yellow silk at the end of her feet Which finds the streak of lightning slower,And who with her gem studded ornaments , coloured cloths And gem studded throne wins over the light of the sun God.

Oh destroyer of fear , Oh destroyer of Sorrow , make me pure, Oh Yamuna,Who has got a great banks, who is full of raasa plays of the exuberant Krishna,Who spreads luster to all directions by the pearl garland worn over her high breasts,And who wears the star necklace over her golden dress, with gems studded on its rim.

Oh destroyer of fear , Oh destroyer of Sorrow , make me pure, Oh Yamuna,Who has a attractive mien due to her nose studs made Using the rare the gems which form inside the elephant’s head,Whose face is surrounded by bees attracted by the pleasant scent emanating from there,And whose cheeks reflect the studs on her ears full of gems.

Oh destroyer of fear , Oh destroyer of Sorrow , make me pure, Oh Yamuna,Who has lotus like feet which is lighted by the golden anklets making pretty sound,Who has a gait which charms the mind with the beats “Dhimi”, “Dhimi”, “Dhimi,And who destroys all worries of those who surrender to your lotus like feet.

Reading and wearing this Lord Shiva who knows all mantras destroyed the world,The mother of the three worlds Durga killed the great Mahishasura and other bad ones,Who were bloated with pride due to the several boons got by them,And Indra and others got all sort of wealth by this mantra.

This armour which is very secret should never be told to any one,Except own disciples who are with devotion and can become practitioners.And if this is told to other disciples who are competitive, death would result.

For the Armour for the good of all the three worlds the sage is Prajapthi, The meter is Gayathri , the God addressed is Narayana and this is chanted,For us getting Dharma, wealth passion and salvation.

Let my organs be always by the Lord of dwaraka by the chant of the mantra,“Om namo bhagawade Vasudevaya”Let me east side be protected always by the twelve letter “Om namo Vasudevaya”,Let the ten lettered “Hreem, Kleem..” etc and the sixteen lettered “Hreem Kleem “etcAlong with mace wheel all all other weapons protect my south east,The ten lettered manthra “Hreem Sreem etc” protect my south side.

If one gets realization of this mantra following the instructions of Guru,Goddess Lakshmi and Saraswathi would show mercy to him and be with him.

Pushapajalyashtakam dhathwa moolenaiva padeth sukrud ,Dasa varsha sahasrani poojaya phala mapnuyath. 37If with devotion the text is read after worshipping one hundred times with flowers,He would get the same result as worshipping for ten thousand years.

( In my translations earlier I had included two Krishnashtakams. But on referring the complete works of Shankara, I find that this is the only one composed by Adhi Shankara. The last stanza clearly indicates that it was composed so that his mother would get salvation.)

Let my eye be able to see that Krishna, who is the protector and Lord of the world,Who is embraced by Lakshmi , Who is Vishnu , who is the teacher to all,Who is the subject of the Vedas, who is the witness to wisdom,Who is pure , Who is Hari, who is killer of Asuras, who has lotus like eyes,Who carries mace , conch and the wheel , who has stable taste and wears forest garlands.

Let my eye be able to see that Krishna, who is the protector and Lord of the world,Who was the source of birth of Ether, air , fire , earth and water ,Who is the killer of Madhu who looks after the world by his pleasure,And Who is the one who merges everything in himself at deluge by his power.

Let my eye be able to see that Krishna, who is the protector and Lord of the world,Who is the one seen by the wise sages , who follow the prescribed rituals.,Control their souls completely , turn off their minds from ordinary things,And completely stabilize all the activities of their mind.

Let my eye be able to see that Krishna, who is the protector and Lord of the world,Who controls the world, being very much a part of it, who carries our pain,Who is the lord of the world as told in the Vedas , Who is pure and the law giver,And who is the subject of meditation of devas, sages and men and giver of salvation.

Let my eye be able to see that Krishna, who is the protector and Lord of the world,Who is the won by whose strength Indra and other devas win battle against asuras,Who is the one without whose encouragement no one has independence of action,And who is the one who cures the pride of the ability to write poems of the poets.

Let my eye be able to see that Krishna, who is the protector and Lord of the world,Without whose meditation people happen to be born as animals like pig,Who causes people to get fear of birth or death by not knowing him,And who causes people to be born as insects due to one not remembering him.

Let my eye be able to see that Krishna, who is the protector and Lord of the world,Who destroys sorrow of humans , who helps those who surrender, who cures confusion,Who is dark black , who is a pretty child of Vruja with friends there, who is friend of Arjuna,Who was created by himself , who creates all beings and gives proper reward and punishment.

Let my eye be able to see that Krishna, who is the protector and Lord of the world,For whenever the world becomes tumultuous, when dharma suffers in execution,Then the Lord of Gokula who follows Dharma, who does not have birth, Who looks after good people and who is independently praised by Vedas,Appears as the Lord of the world to reform it.

Lord Vishnu with all properties as revealed by the Vedas,Who is primeval and the soul of all beings of the world,Prayed like this by Sankara for the salvation of his mother,Appeared before that great sage along with Goddess Lakshmi,With a merciful mien holding Whel mace and the lotus.

(I am translating this powerful mantra as it is. I do not know the procedure to chant it and make it work. People who want to use it should do it after getting guidance from experts in Thanthric practice.)

He who ties the valorous Rakshasas, devas , yakshas and planets, He who ties devils , He who ties ghosts , He who ties evil spirits, He who ties the female evil spirits called Sakini and dakini , He who ties the evil spirits called Kakini and Kamini, , He who ties Lord Brahma, He who ties the Brahma Rakshas, He who ties thieves , he who ties deceitful asuras like Mareecha.

He who ties the face of tiger , He who ties the face of a serpent, He who ties the face of a king , He who ties the face of a woman, He who ties the face of an audience , He who ties the face of the enemy , He who ties the face of every one,

(This prayer occurs in Kalki Purana. There is already a translation available inhttp://www.stephen-knapp.com/prayers_to_the_sacred_ganga_river.htm by Mr.Stephen knapp. I have not followed his text and translation but the one in a book called Stotra Rathna published in Malayalam. There seems to be some difference)

Let this divine river who makes us cross the sea of life,Who is praised by the world , who started from the lotus feet of Vishnu,Who is liked by the Gods on the Meru mountain , who washes away sins,Who has a pleasant look , who does good and who removes the fear of birth,

Who accompanied the chariot of Bhageeratha,Who destroyed the pride of the divine elephant by her colour,Who shines on the crown of Lord Shiva ,Who appears like a white flag hanging from mountain top,Who is praised by devas, asuras, men, snake , Lords Shiva and Vishnu,And who destroys sins and grants salvation, shine.

The Ganga who came out of the water pot of Brahma ,As the seed of salvation and spread like a climbing plant,Who is praised by Vedas , smruthi as well as songs,Who is completely by the bund of Brahmins,Who started her journey as three branches from Meru mountain,And went and reached all the three worlds,And who gives good dharma and a pleasant life , shines.

The Ganga who moves along with a series of clouds ,Who assured salvation to the entire clan of Sagaras,Who is the darling daughter of sage Jahnu,Who is the slow moving river respected all over heaven,Who always destroys all sort of sufferings,Shines because the world visits, salutes and sings her praises.

The darling of the sea, who was the wife of King Santhanu,Whose breasts are like the peaks of Mount Meru,Who has a laugh like the flow of water with foam,Who has the movement of the pretty swans,Who has the moving hands of her tide,Who wears garlands of lotus flowers,And who moves with pretty joyful emotion , shines.

The Ganga is praised by groups of sages in some places,Is praised and worshipped by Adhisesha in some places .Is moving with the sound, “Kala”, “Kala” in some places,Is full of fighting and squirming river animals in some places,Is very hot and full of emotion in some places,Is falling from great heights in some places,And is used as a playful companion in some places.

They who salute the Ganges are the only ones that live happily,They who respect and meditate on Ganges are the only seers, They who sing the praises of Ganges are only greatest among men,They who serve the river Ganges are the only victorious lords.

Oh river who grows in three different paths,In your clear waters birds, small foxes, fish and storksAre floating , biting , playing and moving and jumping,In the tides of yours and once they reach your banks,They are coated with your mud,And when I would be able to see my body with happiness, In your waters, being praised devas and men.

When will I ever get a chance , to live in your shores, bathe in thy pure waters,Get sprinkled by your water , meditate on your names, hear stories about your birth,Oh Ganges, When will I become an expert in serving you ,When will I wear you and become happy and joyous and live with contentment?

May I be blessed with word power that is Sathvika by the consort of Brahma,Who has moving necklaces in her musk applied shining neck,Who has the luster of the body which resembles the white luster of moon,Who wears crescent on her head, who is the female bee enjoying the honey,From the lotus leaf called literature, whose fame is sung by group of poets,Who wears white cloths and who plays Veena with her bangles making sound.

Let her who exists in the mind of the sages , who have controlled all their senses And have won over hunger and thirst and are the meditating with joy,And appears clearly like a thread of a lotus at the end of their Dhyana Yoga,And her who with the form of swan destroys the fear of birth among devotees,And her who is of the form of sound and the mother of the three worlds express her joy.

Let the primeval power who at the time of creation having seen all the three worlds Spreads her self -divinity in the entire universe and protects them and at the end,As well as Destroys all other powers and merges them all within herself.And who appears to the others as a self luminous body ,Destroy my ties with this world , which cause birth and death.

Found in the top of the golden mountain of Meru the ladder of principles,Constructed by the devas , which is found to be present,In the nine puras which were kept hidden by the Yoginis,Accompanied by the black manthrinis decorating their breasts with ornaments,Is the queen with a walk of exuberant elephants and let her give us long life.

Let her Who is female bee of the sound of Hreem, Let her who is being praised by the horse faced ones,Let her who does not either increase or decrease , Let her who is the Goddess of the Hamsa chant,Let her who is the soul of mantras staring with ha, Let her who wears the divine symbol,Let her who has killed several asuras and the consort of Shiva,And let her who is Goddess Lalitha and holder of the noose,With love and softness put out completely my sorrow.

Let her who holds a lotus flower in her lotus like hands,Let her who is the mother of the world, who was born in the ocean of milk,Let her who was praised by the elephant who is forever famous,Let her who has eyes like lotus and lives in a lotus ,Let her who is of golden colour and consort of the enemy of Mura,And let her who blesses with wealth cure the defect due to poverty by her looks.

I meditate on Kamakshi , who is the real form of the real divine Brhamam,Who though having all good qualities does not have any qualities,Who is without any emotions , Who destroys bias and hatred,Who is one with moon and Sun as her eyes, who is capable of even giving a kingdom,Who shines in the wheel with forty angles and who is capable of fulfilling all desires.

When the God of love was completely burnt down by the light of the eyes of Shiva,And when with humility and tears in her eyes Rathi devi Begged the devas and Lord Shiva for mercy and for his lifeThen that Goddess by her simple sight gave again life to the God of love And let that Lalitha Devi with her divine luster always cure my diseases.

Let the darkness due to passion which has crept in me over several births,Be destroyed by the primeval mother who destroys the sins of all those,Who does fire sacrifices and the yogis who are adepts in the eight fold path living in huts,And who assumes many different forms for the sake of the good of people .

I salute the Goddess who is of the form of sound,Who is pervaded with the primeval sound “Om “,Who gives the soul to all living beings ,Who can be seen in the kama peeta in the basic triangle because of grace of Guru,Who creates the entire world only through her own power as KundaliniAnd who has the power to make available the rare nectar to her devotee sages,

I meditate in the lotus of my mind by chanting “Hreem, Hreem”, that Goddess Bhavani,Who is the Goddess Lakshmi of the ocean of milk called Hreem,Who is the daughter of the mountain, who is the goddess to Gods,Who is worshipped by the sound “Hreem”, Who is the deer eyed one can be seen by hunting in the peaks of Vedas,And who can be seen as light at the end of the Chant “Hreem” by great mediators.

Let my intelligence be given clarity and dept by that great Goddess,Who is visible as Savithri in the solar system , just by meditation of people,Who wears the crescent, , who has three eyes, who has five heads and,Who shines with weapons like conch and wheel in her hands for protection of people.

Let all the onus of accumulated sins of mine be completely destroyed by Uma,Who playfully creates the world, who is the law giver behind all actions,Who rules over all beings created by herself using the five elements by entering them,Who destroys every thing by her own power , who takes the form of “time” at deluge,And who is the one who is the good and bad of all giving them wealth and salvation.

Let the pond of my mind be approved as her place of stay by that Goddess,Who can be made the aim of any one by doing good deeds,Who becomes visible to good people by serving the teacher in the maha kosa,And all occult powers can be owned by any one who chants her mantra hundred thousand times.

Let me given great welfare by the queen of Sri Chakra who is of the form of “Om”,Who is of the form of “Hreem”. “sreem” and “Iym”, Who is worshipped by Shiva and Vishnu, Who is kept in her mind by wife of sage Agasthya,Who is the meaning of the Haadhi and Khaadhi chants,Who blesses Indra , Who is dear to Shiva, the king of love,Who destroys the pride of bad asuras , who cures sorrow of sages and is the empress.

Let me given great good fame by the one who sits on the throne,Who is of the form of “Sreem”, who solves the problems of those who surrender to her,Who gives results without problems to rituals prescribed in Vedas,Who is the consort of God who has eyes on his forehead,Who lives in Sri Chakra, who is the mother of Lord Subrahmanya,And who is the killer of bad people and one who grants boons.

Please make me slave of your lotus like feet ,As I am singing your praise Oh lad of Raghu clan , Oh ocean of mercy,Who is being praised in the pretty banks of the ocean of milk,By Brahma , Shiva , Indra , Maruths , Rudra , and groups of saints,Who is partial in protecting good people , who is greater than the greatest,Who has appeared in this world to reduce the burden of this earth,As a pretty slightly black human being , though he is full of wisdom.

Please make me slave of your lotus like feet ,As I am singing your praise Oh lad of Raghu clan , Oh ocean of mercy,Oh God with lotus like eyes, Oh ornament to the clan of Raghu,Oh store house of mercy, Oh God with the colour of rich cloud,Oh God who is like Sun helping the entire world open like lotus,Oh Pretty God and Oh God who made Ahalya pure by the holy dust of his feet.

Please make me slave of your lotus like feet ,As I am singing your praise Oh lad of Raghu clan , Oh ocean of mercy,Oh Complete God , Oh great divine one, Oh limitless sea of pleasure,Please look after me as I am an orphan and one who is oppressed,Oh God who wears the yellow silk shining like a streak of lightning in rainy season,Oh Rama , Oh God who removed the pride of the God of love by the shine of his face,Oh God who wears Golden ornaments and Oh God with gem studded crown , my salutations.

Please make me slave of your lotus like feet ,As I am singing your praise Oh lad of Raghu clan , Oh ocean of mercy,Oh who wears a crown decorated by chain of gems ,Which are prettier than the moon of the autumn,Oh God who shines like billions of Suns , Oh God who holds a bow and arrow,Oh God who does several pretty acts of Dharma,And oh Valorous God who killed the very powerful and strong Ravana,

Please make me slave of your lotus like feet ,As I am singing your praise Oh lad of Raghu clan , Oh ocean of mercy,And save me from the ocean of cruel serpents which are nothing but my faults,From the flame of the great fire ,in the tide of birth , growth and death ,From the ocean of the crowd of crocodiles called mental pride and fatigue,And from the collection of sorrows where I have fallen for some time, Oh Rama.

Please make me slave of your lotus like feet ,As I am singing your praise Oh lad of Raghu clan , Oh ocean of mercy,Oh Rama please save me who is a fool but surrendered to you,As I am the source of satisfying the hunger of the rutted elephant,Which is the domestic life and being grinded by the feet of God of death,And have lost my health due to the madness created by regal and base qualities,And as I am oppressed , does not have any other go .

Please make me slave of your lotus like feet ,As I am singing your praise Oh lad of Raghu clan , Oh ocean of mercy,As I am a sinner accumulating sin in my heart during several birthsAs I am down trodden and like an animal , Oh Hero of the clan of Raghus,Oh Valorous God in wars , please show mercy on me as I am a slow witted one.And though you are my mother, sister, and father , accept me as your slave.

Please make me slave of your lotus like feet ,As I am singing your praise Oh lad of Raghu clan , Oh ocean of mercy,Oh merciful one , Oh God who loves the poor , Oh God who wears a garland of lily,Oh Rama, arguing within myself as to Whom else can I surrender to , except you,I decided to surrender at your lotus like feet , Oh Rama who is along with Sita.

He who reads without fail the all sorrow removing octet of the chief of the Raghu clanWho is nectar of ocean of mercy, The closest relation to all orphans,Who does only good deeds , who is the boat to the devotees ,Which helps them cross the ocean of domestic life with torrential waves,Who wanders in the shores of River Sarayu , would get rid of death,And becomes lucky enough to serve the lotus feet of Lord Rama.

DohaThe feet of the mother and father are ruling the lotus And I hold it on my head,I salute the mother Saraswathi, who grants wisdom and strength,Your power is spread all over the world and is endless and immeasurable,Oh mother, only you can mitigate all the sins that I have done.

The asuras Madhu and Kadidab were extremely powerful,And they wrestled with Maha Vishnu till he was tested,And the horrible war went on for thousands of years,But still Lord Vishnu was not able to defeat them.

Oh mother , At last Lord Vishnu requested for help And told That I did not do it earlier because of ignorance,For the death of these brothers has to come by you only,And I should have expressed this wish to you earlier.

Within a second in the war , Oh mother you killed,Chanda and Munda who were very famous warriors,There was The great sinner called Raktha Bheeja,And hearing about him, devas and sages shivered with fear.

You are the destroyer of difficulties in this world, Oh mother,Please take mercy on us as and when we need , oh giver of joy .When the king became angry and wanted to kill,Or in the Forest where very cruel animals are there,

On Chanting the her names all good would happen,And there need not be any doubt about his,For a ll those who do not have sons or if they are in danger,The only method for all of them is Worship of Chandi.

DohaMother you shine like the Sun God,And darkness is my real form,Please save me from drowning ,So that I can cross this well of miseries,I desire that you give me strength, wisdom and knowledge,And please hear my prayer, oh mother Saraswathi,You are the immeasurable ocean of Rama,And only you can be depended upon to cross it.

(Vrindavana is a place on the shores of Yamuna, very near to present day Mathura. The Yadava king Nandagopa along with his family and people shifted to this place when he found lot of troubles happening to the baby Krishna. Lord Krishna spent his childhood these and left it only when he went to Mathura to kill Kamsa. To the devotees of the Lord, it is a holy of holies.)

Surrounded on three sides by Bhandirayana, Govardhana,And the place where Rasa leela used to take place,And is of only five yojanas circumference is Vrindavana,But it has unlimited divinity and greatness,So I would prefer to live in Vrindavana.

Let us be protected by the unified form of Lakshmi and Narayana,Who in their eight hands holds Wheel, Knowledge , Blessing ,Pot, Mace , mirror and two lotus flowers , who has a pretty form,Who like the streak of lightning among the clouds has a shining bodyWith blue colour on the left side and white colour on the right side,Who are both anxious and worried and both wear yellow silks.

I meditate on Lakshmi and Narayana,Who are like the lightning among the cloud,Who are like a form reflected in a pure mind,Who both have the shine of true wisdom,And have the Sathwa character as more important.

My salutations to Lakshmi and Narayana,Who are for ever young and parents of the world,Who took their forms in the ocean of milk,From the primeval divine form and,Who look after for ever , every thing.

((“Rupa Goswami (1489-1564 CE) is a devotional teacher, poet, and philosopher from the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism. Alongside Sanatana Goswami he was considered as the leader of the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan - a highly influential group of devotees made up from a number of disciples of the Vaishnava saint, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.”-WikipediaPlease also refer to my translation of Kunja Viharyashtakm I, available in this same web site)

The Lord who is much prettier than Rathi’s consort,The Lord who has been swallowed by the waves of glances of Radha,The Lord Who has a smiling face and wears the feather of peacock,And the Lord who has the mind stealing luster of the cloud, shines as Kunja Vihari.

Along with ornaments of invaluable gems and with accompaniment ofMusical sounds created by the groups of maidens surrounding him,In the shores of Yamuna, the daughter of Sun God, Kunja Vihari shines With his royal dance involving pretty movements of his body .

When the peacocks are playing Shadja and the Cuckoos are Playing Panchama,In front of the important people of the village Kunja Vihari ,Who is the prettiest in all the three worlds is playing his flute,The essence of Gandhara with musk of the deer permeating the environment.

Holding the incomparably pretty fingers of Radha,Like a very tender flower , you took her to the Garden,And accompanied by the loud songs coming from the minds,Of pretty damsels of Vrindavana , The Kunja Vihari shines.

When the peacocks dance ,when the flute sings soulful music,And when the bevy of bees sings prettily together,In the valley of the mountains , in Brindavana,The Kunja Vihari shines along with several of his friends,By completely controlling his senses.

When you are being served by very many maidens Overcome by passion by various blessed arts that they have learned, Kunja Vihari keeps his very pleasing loving hands on their neck, Which is covered by their loosely untied hair and shines.

(Though Narasimha Karavalambam and Subrahmanya Karavalambam are very popular, this stotra is a very rare one. I have taken it for translation from the web sitehttp://pallassanas.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!15BB524DBFF8FF24!370.entryThanks Sri Radhakrishnan for bringing out this rare stotra.)

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who is of the form of Om, who occupies the blessed temple of Shabari,Who is the bindle of art in the romantic and pretty stage,Who is manikanda of the colour of mars and is greatly famous.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who is without flaws with the shine of stars and pretty nails,Who has moon like face , and a very pure heart,And who is with all movable and immovable situated in his belly.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who is very great one who is the philosophy of meaning of mantras,Who is the dear to Pushkala who is greatly described by Yanthras and Manthras,Who is fearful to his enemies and sits happily on a lotus.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who takes care of by the learned, Who is the son of Shiva , Who takes care of all beings , Who is the cause of moving and unmoving,Who gives immeasurably good things and Who wakens p the intellect.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who has great capability of words as described by the God of words,Who is the Lord of all yogis, who does yoga and gives results to yagas,Who is lord of all yoga, Who is a yogi and who teaches to us about the godhead.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who is worshipped by Khubera , who daily protects his collection of wealth,Who is so pretty and principled that he is desired by Yakshis And who is partial to the true devotees with great Punya.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who is the pretty God with luster , with body coated with sandal paste,Who wears golden ornaments , Who rides on a pretty horse,And who is permanently surrounded by the good company of devas.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who se pretty body is covered with copper coated with Gold,Who is an expert in Vedas, Who is valorous as described by rules,Who has lotus like feet and is the holy one who is friendly with his devotees.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who with his pretty forehead shines like a nectar like child,Who is divine with his dence black coloured hair,And who is praised for his playful acts of hunting.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who gives us salvation and has fame all over the world,Who removes fears and has broad bundle of artsWho is light giving wisdom and removes the sufferings due to life.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who enjoys the company of Vetalas and Bhoothas,Who takes care of the earth, the underworld and world of devas,Who knows the mind of devotees and is the God of justice who is a wish giving tree to devotees.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who got the milk of a tiger and solves all problems,Who acts according to Sasthras, very calm and lives in our heart,Who is powerful with his various weapons and wears a garland of pearls.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who has the shine of billions of Suns and is the essence of Vedas,Who is the basis of the entire world and does good to them,Who is the primeval lord of Pramadhas and drives all sins away

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who lives on five hills and creates a feeling of great wonder,Who looks like moon, wears a crown and is worshipped,Who tells favorable words , gives boons and helps good people.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who shuns violence and is a pretty flower to those who surrender,Who is the boat that helps us the sea of domestic life,Who is the lord of great sages , and helps to realize God.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who is the lion that rode on Indra , the tiger,Who is extremely pretty and valorous with a gem on him,And who is in the heart of sages like sage Agasthya.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who blesses his complete devotes and blesses people with progeny,Who gives wealth and pleasure and enjoys the perennial music,And who takes care of all moving and non moving things of the world.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who sits in the seat of heroes and lives in a great forest,Who is darling of Narayana and please the mind of Lord Shiva,Who is full of blessings , nectar of mercy and great word power.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who is very easily pleases and is served by asuras and devas,Who is saluted by Brahmins , easily please and grants boons,Who is the shining god with gem on his neck and is pleased with bhoothas.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who wearing a very pretty crown shines like billions of Suns,Who likes sandal , likes being anointed with sandal paste and shines completely,And who wanders in gardens and forests with peculiar form.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who destroys unbearable sorrow and is on the side of lowest,Whose feet was worshipped by sage Durvasa during his penance,Who has the king with ladle , ornamented by a gem and keeper of Dharma.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who is the witness to the sacred books and the eye catching dance,Who accompanies the devotees and has a very wonderful heart,Who is worshipped by the greatest and is the reason for perennial salvation.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who is billions of times prettier than the creations of cupid,Who has a mind stealing garland made of Mandhara, Jasmine and other flowers,Who used to enjoy in spending time in the banks of Ganges.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who likes good song and the chief of all devas,Who lives in the lotus like heart of pure devotees,Who grants good fame and pleasure and is a good hunter.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who is worshipped by very wise men and has his feet coated with sacred ash,Who has pity for the down trodden and is merciful and has a divine look,Who is very wise , has blessed eyes and chants Vedas.

Who is of the form of Brahma and is the ancient doctor Curing the sickness of birth,Who grants freedom from Dharma, wealth and salvation,And is being studied by Vedas,Who gives blessings to help in our duty and is divine.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who kills the three types of sufferings and lives in the heart of saints,Who is having a very pretty body and is a hunter hero,Who shines from top to bottom and wears a garland of gems.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who wears a gem which reminds of the wish giving jewel,Who rides on stately elephants and is very pretty,Who is the Lord who grants children and has a mind full of mercy.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who lives in forest and has the look of a very wise sage,Who is the ocean of mercy, the lord of arts and a bundle of art,Who is a youth with brownish pretty eyes and a lamp of the world.

Please give me support of your hands, Oh Lord of Bhoothas,Who is pretty from head to feet and is equivalent to Lord Rama.Who is full of shine and the chief Lord of all Devas,And who is the gift got by Pandyas for the good they did in the past.